As part of his fact finding tour of the UK, Shadow Minister for Transport, Owen Paterson MP, today visited Keltruck’s West Bromwich head office.

Mr Paterson, Member of Parliament for nearby North Shropshire, was given a tour of the premises, including the company’s accident repair centre & recycling operation, by Kevin Law, Contracts Engineer, before joining Chairman, Chris Kelly, for lunch to discuss road transport issues, including the industry’s problems with truck thefts & hijackings.

Mr Paterson’s recent fact finding visits have also included Scania customer Denby Transport, Lincoln where he drove their longer lorries concept vehicle.

Andrew Bentley, MInst SMM
Head of Vehicle Contracts and Marketing